DocumentCode
1478622
Title
Reducing the Setup of a Tubettes Machine
Author
Hoto, R. ; Borssoi, A. ; Maculan, N. ; Fenato, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Mat., Univ. Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
Volume
8
Issue
1
fYear
2010
fDate
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
101
Lastpage
106
Abstract
This manuscript deals with the manufacturing process of tubettes (tubes made by gluing strips of paper), whose preparation of tubettes machine occupies a considerable portion of production time. The paper strips are packed in paper reels and some of them may be used between one and making another tubettes. Two mathematical models for the minimization of change reels are shown. The results obtained by simulations with the solver Xpress-MP were better than those used by the company, with reductions of up to 37% in the number of changes.
Keywords
production equipment; travelling salesman problems; Xpress-MP; mathematical models; paper reels; paper strips; tubettes machine; Manufacturing processes; Mathematical model; Production; Strips; Traveling salesman problems; optimization; travelling salesman problem; tubettes machine;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1548-0992
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TLA.2010.5453953
Filename
5453953
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